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THE MAKING OF ART
29. May - 30. August 2009

These days people love art – especially contemporary art, which has become a constantly growing cultural factor. Fascinated by the artists’ creative milieu, the public strives to share in its atmosphere of being something special. This exhibition offers a look behind the scenes of the contemporary art world in which the triangle of artist, artwork, and viewer has long since been expanded many times over. The relationships between artist, collector, gallerist, curator, and critic frequently inform the works’ very contents, and these aspects are increasingly represented in the works themselves.


Artists – such as John Baldessari, Joseph Beuys, Tracey Emin, Fischli/Weiss, Ryan Gander, Christian Jankowski, Louise Lawler, Jonathan Monk, Nedko Solakov, Mladen Stilinovic, Andy Warhol/Jean-Michel Basquiat, or Ai Weiwei – keep an eye on what happens in the art world and reflect the more and more lavish trade: from the creative process and the mounting of an exhibition to the rituals of the scene. A time of upheaval like the one we witness today lends all the more urgency to exploring this complex network.

Curator: Dr. Martina Weinhart (Schirn)

Video of the exhibtion The Making of Art

Video of the exhibition

Setup of the exhibition The Making of Art and Interviews with the curator and artists

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THE MAKING OF ART

An introduction to the exhibition for ages 12 and up

7,50 € /1 € for school classes*

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THE MAKING OF ART
THE MAKING OF ART

THE MAKING OF ART

This booklet presents the key works and theses of the exhibition and explains them in context with history, art and society.

Edited by SCHIRN KUNSTHALLE FRANKFURT, concept and text: Fabian Hofmann, Katja Schöwel, 37 pages, c. 22 illustrations, German edition

* school classes (more than 15 pupils) can buy the booklet for 1 € at the SCHIRN during the exhibition duration.

7,50 € /1 € for school classes*

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THE MAKING OF ART

In a time of upheaval this publication offers a look behind the scenes of the contemporary art world.

32 €

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THE MAKING OF ART
THE MAKING OF ART

THE MAKING OF ART

 

These days people love art—especially contemporary art, which has become a constantly growing cultural factor. Fascinated by the artists' creative milieu, the public strives to share in its atmosphere. In a time of upheaval this publication offers a look behind the scenes of the contemporary art world. Many artists keep an eye on what happens in the art world and reflect the more and more lavish trade: from the creative process and the mounting of an exhibition to the rituals of the scene.

Edited by Martina Weinhart and Max Hollein. With a foreword by Max Hollein and texts by Amanda Coulson, Wolfgang Ullrich, Martina Weinhart and others. German-English edition, 240 pages, 241 colored illustrations, Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, Cologne, 2009, ISBN 978-3-86560-586-3

32 €

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